SYRACUSE -- Kentucky freshman DeMarcus Cousins sat in one corner of the Wildcats' temporary locker room at the Carrier Dome, host of the NCAA East Regional. He was surrounded by a small cluster of reporters, all appropriately fascinated by the matchup between Kentucky and Cornell on Thursday night in the Sweet 16. Bait was being dangled in front of Cousins's face. How do you feel about constantly hearing that Cornell players are the smart kids? At first Cousins resisted.